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- Colossians
- Chapter 3
- Verse 24
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
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Gill's Exposition
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance,.... This is said for the encouragement of Christian servants, who, though they may receive little or nothing from their earthly…
Servants, obey in all things ... - ; see the notes at Eph 6:5-8.
Adam Clarke
The reward of the inheritance - Here, ye have neither lands nor property; ye are servants or slaves; be not discouraged, ye have an inheritance in store; be faithful unto God and to your employers,…
The apostle concludes the chapter with exhortations to relative duties, as before in the epistle to the Ephesians. The epistles which are most taken up in displaying the glory of divine grace, and…
Cambridge Bible
knowing as a certainty of the Gospel. So Eph 6:8. For the Christian's prospect of "reward" cp. Mat 5:12; Mat 6:1; Mat 6:4; Mat 16:27; Luk 6:35; Luk 14:14; Rom 2:6-10; 2Co 5:10; Heb 10:35; Rev 22:12;…
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